Tembo (Kitembo) language

Tembo is a Bantu language spoken by people in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, particularly in the provinces of North Kivu and Ituri.

Tembo
Kitembo
Native toDemocratic Republic of Congo
RegionKivu
Native speakers
(150,000 cited 1994)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3tbt
Glottologtemb1270
JD.531[2]

Writing System edit

Tembo alphabet[3]
a aa b ch e ee f h i ii k l m mb mv n
nd ng nj ny nz o oo p r s sh t u uu w y

References edit

  1. ^ Tembo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ PTBALT 2007.